Serie A: Cremonese 1-4 Fiorentina. Fiorentina produced a dominant away performance to thrash Cremonese 4-1 at the Giovanni Zini Stadium, consolidating their place in the European conversation in Serie A. The Viola were in clinical form, exposing Cremonese's defensive frailties and effectively ending the contest by halftime. For the struggling hosts, this heavy defeat is a major setback in their battle to avoid relegation back to Serie B. The visitors took control from the outset, opening the scoring inside ten minutes with a well-worked team move finished from close range. They doubled their lead twenty minutes later, a deflected shot leaving the Cremonese goalkeeper stranded. Fiorentina's third, a superb curling effort from the edge of the box just before the break, killed off any hope of a comeback. Cremonese showed some fight after the restart, pulling a goal back from a set-piece to offer a brief glimmer of hope. However, Fiorentina quickly extinguished it, restoring their three-goal cushion with a neat finish following a defensive mistake. The standout performer was Fiorentina's attacking midfielder, who was involved in three of the four goals, pulling the strings all evening. The result leaves Cremonese deep in trouble at the bottom, while Fiorentina's charge towards the top six gathers serious momentum.